Mustafa Khattab – Adha Khutba 1of2
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The speaker discusses the worship of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, which allows individuals to do all things except kill. The worship is focused on sacrifice, obedience, and desire. The worship is not a sacrifice for personal or professional reasons, but rather for others. The speaker emphasizes that individuals should not sacrifice themselves for others and should follow the same principles.
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All praise is due to Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala. We praise him and we seek his
forgiveness
and assistance.
Whomever Allah guides, there is none to misguide
him. And whomever Allah leaves to go astray,
there is none to guide him. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of our
worship except Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and we
bear witness that Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is
the seal of the prophet and the final
messenger to all humanity. He
of sacrifice
goes back 4000 years ago, where Ibrahim alaihis
salaam and Ishmael were living
and his Ishmael Ibrahim's first wife
had not had any children,
so he had to take a second wife,
Hagar,
and she gave birth to Ismael, alayhis salaam,
and Ibrahim at that time was 86 years
old.
His first wife, Sarah, got jealous because the
second wife, who was her servant,
gave birth to a child.
So she told him to take them somewhere
else so she can't fear feel more comfortable.
He traveled
1000 of miles
all the way to Mecca where nobody was
there. It was all sand.
And Hagar said to Ibrahim alaihi salam,
why do you leave us in such deserted
place? Nobody lives here.
But he kept quiet.
Then she kept asking, then he kept quiet.
She then asked him,
did Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, ask you to
leave us here in this place? He said,
yes. Then she said, then Allah, subhanahu wa
ta'ala, will not let us down.
Today, that place in which nobody existed 4000
years ago,
this day as we speak,
have somewhere
between
4 to 5 million
people making Hajj. So this is one of
the miracles of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. He's
able to do all things.
When Ismael alaihi salam was able to walk
and work, Balama Balama Alaihi Salaam, his father
saw a vision.
And in that vision, he saw that he
was sacrificing his son, Ishmael.
And remember,
when Ibrahim alaihi salaam had his first son,
son, Ishmael, he was 86 years old. And
by the time he saw the vision, he
was 90 something.
No other kids.
And the visions of prophets are revelations.
So this is this should be from
Allah He approached his son and said, oh,
son, I saw this vision. What should we
do about it?
So his son said,
Oh,
oh, father.
Do what you are told to do and
Insha'Allah you will find me patient.
He took his son away
and when he is about to
sin in a very touching way.
The verse says,
The word used here,
When they have completely
submitted themselves
to the command of Allah Submitted
themselves.
Before the sacrifice,
Ismael alaihi salam told his father,
so
he would do the sacrifice in the best
way. He said, oh, father, when you are
about to sacrifice me, sharpen your knife
so it doesn't take you a long time,
so your hand wouldn't hurt you.
Oh,
father. When you are about to sacrifice me,
take away your clothes
so they don't get stained with my blood,
and it would take you time to wash
them away.
Oh, father.
When you are about to sacrifice me, put
my face on the ground
so you don't look into my eyes because
when you look into my eyes at the
time of sacrifice,
you will have mercy on me.
Ibrahim alaihi salam tried to sacrifice his son
several times, but the knife wouldn't cut.
Just like the fire of Ibrahim alaihi salam
wouldn't burn.
And the water in the Red Sea for
Musa alaihi salam didn't
drown. And this is again, this is a
miracle of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. He's able
to do all things.
Then Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sent a sheep,
a ram from heaven from heaven, so Ibrahim
alaihi salam would sacrifice
alaihis salam would sacrifice it in Ismail's place.
You have done the right thing and you
have obeyed and submitted yourself to me.
And this is the essence of worship in
Islam.
You take the reward for your
obedience. Even if you are not able to
do the act of worship,
you get the reward for trying your best
even if you are not able to do
it in the best way.
What do we take from this story as
Muslims?
It is all about sacrifice and obedience to
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
We are not ordered anymore
to sacrifice any children.
Although some of our children today, including my
daughter, Yasmin, deserves
to be sacrificed.
When you give in charity,
you give money in charity for the poor.
This is a sacrifice of money.
When you
5 times a day, although you have work
to do and you have studies
and research, this is the sacrifice of time.
When you love for your brother what you
love for yourself, and when you hate hate
for your brother what you hate for yourself,
this is a sacrifice of desire.
When in Ramadan you don't eat,
drink, or have intimate relationship with your wife
or husband,
this is a sacrifice of desire.
When you travel 100 of miles
to perform Hajj, this is a sacrifice of
money
and time
and effort.
It is not sacrifice
when you think that giving
$5 every week in charity is too much
and paying $50
for cigarettes is too little.
It is not sacrifice
when you work all the time, you study
all the time, and you think 5 minutes
for study for worship, for prayer is too
much,
and 24 hours of study and work is
too little.
It is not sacrifice when you love for
yourself what you hate for your brother, and
you hate for your brother what you love
for yourself. It is not sacrifice.
It is not sacrifice
when you have the means to make Hajj
and to offer uttayyah today and you don't
do Hajj and don't offer the sacrifice. This
is not sacrifice.
You should follow the example of the prophet